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==EU Politics==

==EU Politics==

All 27 member states of the [[European Union]] have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, as has the EU itself. In 2000 the European Climate Change Programme was launched to provide a strategy to implement Kyoto: the targets assigned for each member state vary, with western states cutting emissions more than eastern ones &ndash; to make an average cut of 8% by 2012, 20% to 30% by 2020 and 50% by 2050.<ref>http://ec.europa.eu/energy/energy_policy/doc/01_energy_policy_for_europe_en.pdf An Energy Policy for Europe</ref> Some member states have agreed to further cuts in greenhouse gas emissions; [[Germany]] had already cut emissions by 17.2% in 2004, so is pressing for tougher targets in future, and the [[United Kingdom]] parliament has proposed a Climate Change Bill to cut GHGs by 60% by 2050 (several parties including the [[Liberal Democrats]] have pushed for 80% reduction targets).<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6444145.stm 'Binding' carbon targets proposed</ref> All vehicles produced in the EU from 2012 will have to emit less than 120 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (equivalent to at least 47 miles per gallon for diesel, 55 mpg for petrol): the most stringent law in the world.<ref>http://ec.europa.eu/environment/news/efe/24/article_4119_en.htm European strategy targets car emissions</ref>

All 27 member states of the [[European Union]] have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, as has the EU itself. In 2000 the European Climate Change Programme was launched to provide a strategy to implement Kyoto: the targets assigned for each member state vary, with western states cutting emissions more than eastern ones &ndash; to make an average cut of 8% by 2012, 20% to 30% by 2020 and 50% by 2050.<ref>http://ec.europa.eu/energy/energy_policy/doc/01_energy_policy_for_europe_en.pdf An Energy Policy for Europe</ref> Some member states have agreed to further cuts in greenhouse gas emissions; [[Germany]] had already cut emissions by 17.2% in 2004, so is pressing for tougher targets in future, and the [[United Kingdom]] parliament has proposed a Climate Change Bill to cut GHGs by 60% by 2050 (several parties including the [[Liberal Democrats]] have pushed for 80% reduction targets).<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6444145.stm 'Binding' carbon targets proposed</ref> All vehicles produced in the EU from 2012 will have to emit less than 120 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (equivalent to at least 47 [[Miles per gallon]] for diesel, 55 mpg for petrol): the most stringent law in the world.<ref>http://ec.europa.eu/environment/news/efe/24/article_4119_en.htm European strategy targets car emissions</ref>

==International Politics==

==International Politics==